Grants for organ disease organizations

Name: Top 25 grants made to organ disease nonprofits
Creator: Cause IQ
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600 organ disease nonprofits received at least $109.8 million in grants for the most recent fiscal year. This includes 1,980 grants made from 1,351 grantmaking organizations, with a median grant amount of $815. Of these 1,351 foundations, 83% made just a single grant to organ disease orgs, and 3% made grants to four or more organ disease orgs. This analysis is based on grantmakers that e-file their Form 990s, and likely is an undercount of grants.

$109,845,011

Total grant dollars given to organ disease organizations

1,980

Number of grants made annually to organ disease organizations

1,351

Number of grantmakers funding organ disease organizations

$815

Median grant size to organ disease organizations

Foundations that support organ disease nonprofits

Out of all grants made to organ disease organizations, 82% came from small foundations with less than $10 million in assets. The top 10 grantmakers accounted for 97% of the dollar-value of grants to organ disease orgs. Foundations funding organ disease orgs also made grants to food banks, animal shelters, religious organizations, patient services organizations, and cancer organizations.

Foundation size

Foundation size	Number of grantmakers
Small	1,115
Medium	116
Large	118

Small foundations have <$10M in assets. Medium foundations have $10M to $50M in assets. Large foundations have >$50M in assets.

Foundation type

Foundation type	Number of grantmakers
Community	27
Private	1,162
Corporate	74
Other	88

Grants made

Grants made to organ disease orgs	Number of grantmakers
1	1,133
2-3	177
4-10	27
11+	14

Top 10 foundations supporting organ disease nonprofits

Grantmaker	State	Geographic focus	Percent of grant dollars to organ disease orgs	Number of grants made to organ disease orgs	Median grant size
Abbvie Foundation	IL	National	0.1%	52	$130
Baird Foundation	WI	National	0.5%	51	$50
Shell Oil Company Foundation	TX	National	0.1%	24	$300
JP Morgan Chase Foundation	NY	National	0.0%	24	$291
Carmax Foundation	VA	National	0.2%	23	$500
Baxter	IL	National	0.0%	20	$50
The Rhode Island Foundation	RI	Metro	0.1%	17	$1,495
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (CFMT)	TN	Metro	0.0%	15	$1,000
The Columbus Foundation	OH	State	0.1%	14	$5,000
Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines	IA	State	0.0%	13	$250

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Organ disease nonprofits grantees

Organ disease organizations with more than $5 million in total revenues received 98% of all grant dollars. These larger organizations accounted for 64% of all organ disease orgs.

Grant amounts

Size of grant	Number of grants
<$10k	1,970
$10k-$25k	0
$25k-$100k	0
$100k+	10

Grant amount by grantee size

Grantee annual revenue	Median grant size
<$100k	$1,000
$100k-$500k	$1,651
$500k-$1M	$1,000
$1M-$5M	$1,450
>$5M	$500

Grantee states

State of grantee	Number of grants
Texas	660
New York	186
Illinois	176
California	124
Other	834

Grantee metros

Metro area of grantee	Number of grants
Dallas	645
New York City	257
Chicago	170
Washington DC	101
Other	784

Top 25 grants made to organ disease organizations

Grantee	Grant size	Purpose	Grantmaker
The Foundation of The American Academy of Ophthalmology	$30,893,678	Book Value	American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
The Foundation of The American Academy of Ophthalmology	$30,893,678	Recorded Book Value	American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
Massachusetts Eye and Ear	$15,083,409		Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Helen Keller International (HKI)	$6,252,078		Fhi 360
American Kidney Fund (AKF)	$5,187,651	Donation for General Support	Dialysis Clinic
Sightsavers International	$4,905,436	Neglected Tropical Diseases	Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
HJF Medical Research International (HJFMRI)	$4,892,806	Research/subcontract	Emory University
Massachusetts Eye and Ear	$3,570,106	TFR for Specific Uses	Foundation of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Sightsavers International	$2,594,057	Neglected Tropical Diseases	Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Helen Keller International (HKI)	$2,590,192	Nutrition	Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Carroll Center for the Blind	$5,000	General Operating	Rockwell Foundation
Newview Oklahoma	$5,000	General Support	Love Meyer Family Foundation
Blind Children's Center	$5,000	Public Support of Organization Mission	The Stanley and Joyce Black Family FOUNDATION
Carroll Center for the Blind	$5,000	General	Marion L Decrow Foundation
Freedom Guide Dogs for the Blind	$5,000	General Operating	Sarah I Schieffelin Residuary Trust#
Federation Center of the Blind	$5,000	Adaptive Computer Training Program	Cassels Family Foundation
The Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired-Goodwill Industries	$5,000	Unrestricted General	Mary S Mulligan Charitable Trust
Lighthouse of Pinellas	$5,000	Education and Training	James P Gills Foundation
Northwest Association for Blind Athletes	$5,000	Aid for Blind	Delta Gamma Foundation
Occupaws Guide Dog Association	$5,000	Aid for Blind	Delta Gamma Foundation
Sight Savers of America	$5,000	Aid for Blind	Delta Gamma Foundation
Ski for Light	$5,000	Aid for Blind	Delta Gamma Foundation
Blinded Veterans Association	$5,000	Aid for Blind	Delta Gamma Foundation
Braille Institute of America	$5,000	Aid for Blind	Delta Gamma Foundation
National Society to Prevent Blindness / Prevent Blindness America	$5,000	Aid for Blind	Delta Gamma Foundation

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Methodology: To determine grants and grantees, Cause IQ analyzes electronically-filed Form 990, Form 990-EZ, and Form 990-PF financial disclosure documents, matching grantees to specific organizations using EINs and fuzzy matching logic. The "Organ disease organizations" category for this page is determined by the "G40: Diseases of Specific Organs" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.